<p>I posted this thread on another forum and someone suggested that I repost it here so here I am. Please feel very free to suggest!</p>
<p>I am an international student .
I want to major in Journalism (probably double major in Media or PR)
I have some criteria that I am looking for in a college and would REALLY appreciate it if you helped me out! </p>
<p>-Tuition $30-$33k (excluding dorms, transportation, other expenses, etc..)
-Now here is the catch.. I really don't want a core curriculum (meaning that I don't want general education requirements- I really really hate math)</p>
<p>--I also have an important question : how important is ACEJMC accreditation? Does it make a difference? Pros and cons--(if any) </p>
<p>I have been searching for good universities that suit me for the past year or so but I am getting really confused as the deadlines are approaching.</p>
<p>My plan was to apply to University of Minnesota Twin Cities, U of Maryland-College Park , American University, Arizona State, U of Georgia, and U of Connecticut. As you can see they are all accredited and really good but the thought of GENERAL ED is killing me! </p>
<p>One more question: can I actually choose from different math courses in general ed? Like can I not take Calculus or pre-calc and take algebra, trig, and simpler maths instead?</p>
<p>Sorry that was REALLY long... Thanks a bunch.</p>
<p>You will need to look at the degree requirements for the majors you are interested in at each of those colleges. The good news is that the internet makes that a lot easier than this would have been 10 years ago! But you are going to have to do the legwork yourself.</p>
<p>Most colleges do have some kind of quantitative requirement, but they usually offer multiple options to fulfill it. My D1 was able to take a biology class for non-bio majors that had some quantitative assignments and that satisfied her college’s quant requirements (so she did not have to actually take a math class). She never took Calculus (took through pre-calc in high school).</p>
<p>This is kind of a silly thing to drive your whole college search on (you will surely think so looking back 20 years from now). Check it out at each college – if a college requires you to take Calculus you might drop that one, but my guess is that most will have some kind of relatively easy option for it. Even if you get a C in that one class, it won’t make much difference in your life in the long run.</p>
<p>Regarding costs, you do know that room & board expenses are often over $10,000 per year, right? Just want to make sure you understand what you are saying by just giving the tuition range.</p>
<p>Northwestern has a good journalism program and Nebraska-Lincoln has a journalism major…not sure if it’s any good though. Washington and Lee also has one but W&L is expensive and not too open minded when it comes to internationals.</p>
<p>Most colleges are aiming for the “well rounded” college student so expect to take one or 2 math classes wherever you go. I really would’t base your decision on a school based on a class or two though…</p>
<p>If you like American and Maryland you might also like gwu as it is in the same area. Gwu is more downtown then the other two and it arguably has a better journalism program.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your answers, I suppose I will try to pass those math classes. And yes I know that the room and board is $10,000 in most colleges. Thanks for your time and effort y’all.</p>
<p>Maybe you missed it in my post, but not all classes that satisfy quantitative requirements have to be math classes, depending on the college. There may be math used in the class, but sometimes a class like a bio or econ class can fulfill it. But that is up to each school to define, and you will have to research it.</p>
<p>Almost all colleges will have a quantitative requirement for basic numeracy, but it does not have to be a math class as intparent said, in most cases there are alternative classes for Humanities majors that focus on real-world applications and only require basic high school math. </p>
<p>The best undergraduate journalism school is U Missouri Columbia and they have auto admits on stats so check it out.</p>
<p>Though the University of Oklahoma has distribution requirements, these are fairly flexible and the math requirement can be satisfied via courses like “Math for Liberal Studies”, “Introduction to Elementary Functions”, “Reasoning, Judgment, and Decision Making”, and others that in no way, shape, or form resemble calculus. </p>
<p>Unlike many of the other suggestions, OU’s tuition + fees (generally lower for journalism/com majors) falls within your realm of affordability and Norman, the college town it’s located in, is one of the lowest cost of living cities in the US. One can easily get a their own room in a fully furnished apartment within biking distance of campus for $380 a month (utilities included). Over the summer, I lived with a film major who also writes for the school newspaper and she loves the program. I’ve toured the communications school and was quite impressed both by the facilities and the amount of access UG have to the equipment.</p>
<p>Laylation- Look into Quinnipiac University in CT. My daughter is in the broadcast journalism program there and only had to take one semester of any math. Great program and local internships in the New Haven/Hartford area along with ESPN being very local.</p>
<p>AEJMC accreditation is nice but should not be a deal breaker. There are plenty of fine programs who have for various reasons chosen not to pursue that path.</p>
<p>As a journalist, you’re going to need to understand basic math and statistics. How else will you be able to report reliably on polling data and things like that?</p>